A Rich Man's Dilemma

"And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, Goad Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou Me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and thy mother. And he said, All these! me I kept from my youth up. Now when Jesus heard these things, I-te said unto him, Yet lackey! thou: me thing: sell all that thou host, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow Me. And when he heard this, he was vent sorrowful: far he was very rich" (Luke 18:18-24
Here was a fork in the road; one way was to fallow Jesus, abandoning all his riches, and the other way was to follow the path of greed and pride of possession. Only one led to eternal life. Is there really a choice here? Will the pleasures of sin for a season compensate for an eternity in hell? Never.